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Would Bobby Kennedy have wanted the RFK Bridge named after him?

November 19, 2008

Posted by Scott Dodd in Curbing Pollution , Solving Global Warming

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globalwarming, newyorkcity, pollution, RFK, transportation

Crossing the Triborough Bridge last night on the way home from LaGuardia airport, I smiled as my cab passed under a giant banner trumpeting today's renaming of the bridge in honor of Robert F. Kennedy. RFK is one of my...

Climate change now a hot topic at American Museum of Natural History

November 13, 2008

Posted by Scott Dodd in Solving Global Warming

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AMNH, climatechange, energy, exhibition, globalwarming, museum, newyorkcity

It all starts with a basket of coal.That's one of the first things you see when you walk into the American Museum of Natural History's ambitious new exhibition on global warming. Climate Change: The Threat to Life and a New...

How did you celebrate World Carfree Day?

September 22, 2008

Posted by Scott Dodd in Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming

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bicycling, commuting, gasprices, newyorkcity, transportation, worldcarfreeday

The president of South Korea biked to work today. Nearly 30,000 cyclists took to the streets of Taiwan's capital. European cities asked their residents to keep cars parked for the good of the planet. A European Commission spokeswoman says that...

Are we ready for more heat waves and their impact on our health?

August 26, 2008

Posted by Scott Dodd in Health and the Environment , Solving Global Warming

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california, environmentalhealth, globalwarming, health, heatwaves, publichealth

Two years ago, while taking a year off to get a master’s degree at Columbia University (yeah, some "year off"), I took a fascinating class on the public health impacts of climate change -- a rapidly emerging field that’s just...

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